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Curious if anyone can help my identity if this is a true 1955 fire chief sign? I appreciate your time,help,and knowledge.

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welcome on smile I'm not positive about the sign, just wanted to greet ya smile I'm sure by 7:00 a.m. tmr. there might be a good chance someone gets back to ya.... some people wake up at the crack smile

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I'd ask the seller though regardless for a better picture.. looks a little blurry

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Doubtful it is legit. I believe there should be a hyphen between Fire and Chief. I think that was hyphenated up through the early 1960s, when the hyphen was eventually dropped. Maybe someone else will chime in here.

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Originally Posted by yeley101
Doubtful it is legit. I believe there should be a hyphen between Fire and Chief. I think that was hyphenated up through the early 1960s, when the hyphen was eventually dropped. Maybe someone else will chime in here.

hyphen was dropped in '53 .. ... cool


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I stand corrected. Thank you Randy.

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I have some great photos the owner has sent to me,a little trouble uploading,I’ll get them up as soon as possible. I appreciate all of you’re responses.

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I was curious if anyone can help me identify this as a true 1955 fire chief sign. All help and comments are greatly appreciated.

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More photos

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Sorry for the second thread,starting a new one was the only way I could get the photos to upload. Thanks for your help and knowledge. Hope you guys are all having a great day.

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Looks OK to me....


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Looks good to me. I’ve had a few.


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